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Opinion: Clarifying ‘What’s in a name?’

By Sandi Knight May 1, 2018

Science has always led the way in agriculture, and continues to do so today. Yet advances in plant breeding are being met with skepticism, fear and vehement opposition by many consumers. Perhaps we aren’t listening closely enough to their concerns. Because we understand the science, we assumed they would too. We’ve failed in telling our

Crops, Opinion

Opinion: Attacks against GMOs? Why I take it personally

By Andrew Campbell June 26, 2017

I’m a farmer who likes to scroll through Twitter. Not long ago, a tweet popped up from a Manitoba farmer criticizing a local cheese maker for pasting Non-GMO Project Verified labels on some products. It started a conversation that I’ve seen a hundred times online: Should companies be able to market whatever and however they

Hand over wheat field in early summer evening.

Crops

Changing the discussion on genetic engineering

A genetic engineering researcher who is married to an organic farmer is trying to bridge the gap between consumers and science

By John Greig March 29, 2017

The evolution of genetic engineering will continue, with more diverse options, giving scientists more flexibility to breed crops better for farmers and human nutrition. But farmers and researchers will continue to have to explain the technology to consumers focused on the genetic level, said Pamela Ronald. Ronald, a genetic engineering researcher at the University of

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: The nothing strategy

By Laura Rance-Unger July 21, 2016

This week, President Obama is expected to sign legislation that will require labels on foods produced using ingredients from genetically modified crops — a notion many in food and farming circles once considered unthinkable. That is, until they were confronted with the potential for something much worse — multiple labelling laws. In the absence of

Opinion

Non-GMO verification frequently illegal and nonsensical

By Karen Daynard July 18, 2016

I’ve been in the marketing end of agriculture for the past 25 years and have done a lot of work on branding, including developing logos. Logos have a great deal of power. There’s one which infuriates me becoming more prevalent — that of the Non-GMO Project. According to their website, “The Non-GMO Project is a

Quebec MP Pierre Dusseault is calling for mandatory labelling of GM content in food products.

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NDP MP introduces GMO labelling bill

MP Pierre Dusseault says Canadians deserve to be able to make informed choices about what they’re eating

By Alex Binkley July 12, 2016

GMO labelling may be back on the parliamentary menu if Quebec NDP MP Pierre Dusseault can convince colleagues to support his private member’s bill. It won’t be debated until next fall at the earliest — if at all — but he will get to test his arguments when the Commons agriculture committee begins a study

News

Canada to regulate CRISPR technology

The new gene editing tool may not produce GMO products, but they will be considered 'novel'

By Laura Rance-Unger June 2, 2016

UPDATED, June 24, 2016: Plants modified using the controversial gene editing technology known as CRISPR/Cas-9 won’t be sailing past regulatory scrutiny to the marketplace in Canada as they currently do in the U.S. While the U.S. regulatory system has determined plants developed using CRISPR are not GMOs and therefore do not fall under the regulatory

News

Canadian grain companies wary of unapproved GM crops

By Allan Dawson May 19, 2016

Top U.S. grain companies have taken a hard line and are refusing genetically modified crops that haven’t been approved in major markets, while Canada’s grain industry remains more flexible. So far the Canadian companies are approaching the issue on a case-by-case basis, but that could change, according to Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western

Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice-president of global corporate engagement, says “digital” agriculture could catch on with farmers just as quickly as GM crops did.

Crops, Local news

Digital agriculture the next big thing, says Monsanto official

Farmers adopted GM crops faster than the company expected  and the same could occur with precision farming

By Allan Dawson May 3, 2016

If you want some idea of how quickly digital agriculture could grow, take a look at what happened with GM crops. Monsanto never expected genetically modified crops to catch on as quickly as they did and one company insider says the same explosive growth could happen with data-driven farming. Instead of a measured and evolutionary

Crops

Monsanto talking to consumers, not just farmers

By Allan Dawson May 3, 2016

Monsanto, long a lightening rod for opponents of genetically modified (GM) crops, is reaching out to consumers to tell its side of the story. It’s also encouraging farmers to do the same, Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice-president of global corporate engagement told the Canadian Global Crops Symposium in Winnipeg April 12. “I would be the first

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

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Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

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Tag Archives Genetic engineering — page 2

Opinion: Clarifying ‘What’s in a name?’

Opinion: Attacks against GMOs? Why I take it personally

Changing the discussion on genetic engineering

Editorial: The nothing strategy

Non-GMO verification frequently illegal and nonsensical

NDP MP introduces GMO labelling bill

Canada to regulate CRISPR technology

Canadian grain companies wary of unapproved GM crops

Digital agriculture the next big thing, says Monsanto official

Monsanto talking to consumers, not just farmers

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